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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

If you’re like most people, you have a serious sweet tooth
and a need to fuel those sugar cravings. Lucky enough for me, I’m not much of
a sweets fan; I will, however, double fist a bowl of pasta like nobody’s
business.

For those of you who have a hard time sticking to a healthy
diet when it comes to sugary snacks and sweets, I have some excellent news for
you: I’ve created a 45 calorie cupcake that tastes like your favorite 1,000
calorie cupcake indulgences. It’s called the strawberry shortcake cupcake, and
it’s simply divine.

Even for me, an anti-sweets connoisseur, I found pleasure in
these delicious little cakes. I made them today for Daniel’s family birthday
party, and had no leftovers. Furthermore, when I shared the news that each
cupcake clocked in at around 45 calories, people were shocked.

Ready to try this recipe out for yourself? I’m sure you are!
Here’s a detailed, step-by-step guide, with pictures, courtesy of Daniel
(thanks, babe)!

Pour the mixed Angel Food Cake batter into a one gallon
Ziploc bag, and seal tightly.

Snip a small cut in the bottom corner of the bag, and
distribute the batter into cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Fill each liner
about ¾ of the way full. Putting the batter into a Ziploc bag is my personal
preference, because it makes it extremely easy to add the batter, and makes
cleanup a snap.

After you’ve filled each cupcake liner, add five
chocolate chips to the middle of each cupcake and push them down so that they
are no longer visible.

Put them on the second rack of your oven, and bake for
13 minutes, or until golden.

While your cupcakes are baking, start slicing those
strawberries! I sliced mine into fours (first halve each strawberry, then halve
those halves… if that makes sense)? Anyway, the strawberries just need to be
small enough to fit onto the top of your cupcakes. But, we will get to that
step in a minute.

Once your cupcakes have finished baking, take them out
and put them on a cooling rack for about 30 minutes (or until cool). Remember,
you’ll be using Cool Whip as your frosting, so you’ll want to make sure they
are completely cool, or else you’ll have a giant, runny mess on your hands (and
countertop).

Once your cupcakes are completely cooled, now it’s time
to top them with Cool Whip. To complete this step, distribute your entire
container of Cool Whip into another one gallon Ziploc bag, and snip a small cut
on the bottom corner.

Then,
squeeze the Cool Whip onto each cupcake in a circular pattern, making sure to
cover the entire surface, and build up a little peak so that the strawberries
look adorable when they are placed on top.

After
you’ve added the Cool Whip, you can top them with chocolate sprinkles. Not only
does this look super cute, but the sprinkles complement the surprise
chocolate chips that are warm and melty inside.

Finally,
top with 2-3 slices of strawberry by pushing them down into the center of the
icing and cake.

Stuff
your face!

This recipe is easy, quick and so good it's just ridiculous. Check out the pictures below for some more guided instructions!

Adding the chocolate chips! Just make sure to push them down so that they are completely covered by the batter!

After baking, this is what they should look like. I got it right the first time; I couldn't believe it! I have a tendency to pop things in the oven and totally forget about them. Not this time :)

Here's step one of the icing process. Just start on the outer edge, and work your way in; piece of cake! No pun intended ;)

And, here's how the icing should look after you've finished! Of course, you can add more or less to taste, but Cool Whip is delicious... There was no chance of me scrimping in that department.

After you've iced them to your liking, you'll coat them with some chocolate sprinkles, and add your strawberries. The final product looks like this, and they taste even better! Don't worry, I didn't forget about adding the strawberries to the one in the back; it was made special to accommodate a strawberry allergy.

Find more healthy, and delicious recipes
on my Nutrish & Delish Pintrest board, here. I’m a total spaz when it comes
to pinning healthy recipes; I just can't stop! You’re sure to find something that you’ll love
on my boards!

Also, if you find a recipe that is
totally unhealthy that you want to make healthy, just let me know! I have a
knack for turning unhealthy foods into healthy foods, by just swapping out a
few ingredients.

Stick with me, I’ll show you all
the best ways to get fit, while still eating like it’s your job :)

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